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Which are the most commonly used names in your dd/ds class / school?

132 replies

imaginaryfriend · 07/12/2008 21:35

Dd's class has 2 children called:

Emily
Nadia
Alex (boy)
Nikita (boy)
Cameron

Apart from Emily, I would have thought these names were fairly uncommon. Just curious to see which are the most popular names in your childs' school.

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Angel2702 · 21/06/2021 18:02

DD class Sophie, Charlie

Both my sons Connor, Callum, Charlie, Emily.

RuthW · 21/06/2021 17:46

When dd was at primary, 20% of the girls in her year were called Emily.

Theoldwoman · 21/06/2021 17:16

Ella
Jasmine
Amber
Kayla

Jackson
Oliver
Alex
Joshua

35andThriving · 21/06/2021 11:40

Ella and Ava. This is in a class of 6 and 7 year olds.

17caterpillars1mouse · 19/06/2021 21:32

There are 3 Leo's in dds year (2 classes), plus two Nathan's and two Dominics

For girls two Natalia's and two Mia's

SemperIdem · 19/06/2021 00:02

@Wincher

I didn’t realise until after I commented how old the thread is but Olivia seems to having a second wind in 2020/2021 where I live and Oliver has never gone away!

SE13Mummy · 18/06/2021 23:36

Y11
Beatrice
Emily
Evelyn
Jessica
Lily
Lola
Matilda
Maya/Mya
Naima
Olivia
Ruby

Y6
Amelia
Anaya
Beatrice
Elliot
Emilia
Isla
Izzy
Luca
Lucas
Sam
Tom

Wincher · 18/06/2021 23:24

I love the name Sophie - I have boys so never had the chance to use it - but I always thought it was too popular. But in 11 years of parenthood I have never come across a child called it. One or two Sophias but not Sophie. Ditto Jack - I do know one Jack but it’s not anywhere near as common as I would have thought. Quite wish I’d used it!

Wincher · 18/06/2021 23:22

@HappyDaysToCome

Only just realised this is from 2008!!
Oh yes! I imagine name trends have changed since then! I did think that Chloe and Olivia seemed slightly ten years ago!
Wincher · 18/06/2021 23:21

My kids’ school is very multicultural so there is a big variety of names and neither of them have any duplicate names in their classes. At one stage there seemed to be loads of girls called any of Eva, Evie, Ava,Isabelle, Bella, Belle, Edie etc. There are quite a few of Otis and Arlo. There seems to be an Emily (but only one) in every class.

Terrazzo · 18/06/2021 23:14

Ooh that reminds me, I know two Lily-Anns (spelled like that, not Lilian).

bonbonours · 18/06/2021 23:13

I once had an extra curricular group of 4 kids. Two were called Evie and one Aoife.

bonbonours · 18/06/2021 23:11

Apparently two Lilly's (obviously popular name but unusual spelling) and two Darcie's...

Pumpkinstace · 18/06/2021 23:09

No dupes but we have a Molly, a Polly and a Dolly all in the same class

HappyDaysToCome · 18/06/2021 23:09

Only just realised this is from 2008!!

HappyDaysToCome · 18/06/2021 23:08

Oh and Girl Alex and Boy Alex

Frazzled2207 · 18/06/2021 23:07

out of two kids classes the only duplicated names are
Leo
Max
Lily

HappyDaysToCome · 18/06/2021 23:07

Toby x 4
Jack
Tilly
Alfie

Elpheba · 18/06/2021 23:03

Two Lilly’s (were three but one left)
Two Evie’s
Two Tia’s (this one surprised me)
Two Milo’s

Frazzled2207 · 18/06/2021 23:03

@DoubleBluff

2 x Chloes 2 x Jacks 2x Joshuas 2 x Olivias 2 x Emilys

3 x Sams (boys)
2 x Kierans

In one class? Blimey
MyNameForToday1980 · 18/06/2021 23:02

Like several others were riven with permutations of Isabel and Sophia.

MysteriousMonkey · 18/06/2021 22:58

Jess / Jessie / Jessica - at one point my daughter had 4 friends called Jess. Oddly it was also one of my first choices for my older girl but I don't even remember seeing it in the top 100.

ImbarbaraB · 18/06/2021 22:56

My sons class has three children called Reuben

I didn’t think that was common before hand

Curlyshabtree · 18/06/2021 22:49

No duplicates in my Y2 class, but strangely some very 1970s names, a Kelly, Angela, Deborah and Diana.

Wbeezer · 18/06/2021 22:08

My kids are older but DC1s class has 3 Camerons and 3 Rachels and DC2s class had three Meghans and Three Callums. DC3s class only had 2 Daniels.